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§7222 Rank: commissioned officers serving under temporary appointments

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Title 10, §7222

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The President may, in accordance with the needs of the Army, adjust dates of rank of commissioned officers of the Army serving in temporary grades.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 357210:506d(c) (last sentence).Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 515(c) (last sentence), 61 Stat. 907. The word “commissioned” is inserted for clarity, since the source statute related only to commissioned officers. The words “in his discretion, from time to time” are omitted as surplusage.

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Prior Provisions

Prior sections 7222 to 7224 were renumbered sections 8622 to 8624 of this title, respectively.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3572 of this title as this section.

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Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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10 U.S.C. § 7222

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73